Contents http://www.ideagroup.com/encyclopedia/details.asp?ID=4455&v=tableO fContents Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.). (2005). Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. Vol. 1-5. Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group Inc. Business/IT Alignment Integration Framework for Complex Systems. Edward Szczerbicki, The University of Newcastle, Australia Harmonizing IT and Business Strategies. Kevin Johnston, University of Cape Town, South Africa The Organizational Context in the Use of a Workflow System. Anabela Sarmento, University of Minho, Portugal Market of Resources for Agile/Virtual Enterprise Integration. Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave, Portugal; Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal Component-Oriented Approach for Designing Enterprise Architecture. Zoran Stojanovic, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Ajantha Dahanayake, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands DSS Culture and Anonymity in GSS Meetings. Moez Limayem, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong History and Future Development of Group Support Systems. Ta-Tao Chuang, Gongaza University, USA; Wayne W. Huang, Ohio University, USA; Yue (Jeff) Zhang, California State University at Long Beach, USA Incorporating Data Stream Analysis into Decision Support Systems. Damianos Chatziantoniou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece; George Doukidis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Data Mining Process-Based Data Mining. Karim K. Hirji, AGF Management Ltd., Canada Bibliomining for Library Decision-Making. Scott Nicholson, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, USA; Jeffrey Stanton, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, USA Data Warehouse Development. José María Cavero Barca, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain; Esperanza Marcos Martínez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain; Mario G. Piattini Velthuis, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; Adolfo Sanchez de Miguel, Cronos Ibérica, Spain Data Mining for Combining Forecasts in Invetory Management. Chi Kin Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Data Mining for Supply Chain Management Complex Networks. Mahesh S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA; Manoj K. Singh, i2 Technologies, USA 1 Credit Card Users' Data Mining. André de Carvalho, University São Paulo, Brazil; Antonio P. Braga, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil; Teresa Ludermir, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Structural Text Mining. Vladimir A. Kulyukin, Utah State University, USA; John A. Nicholson, Utah State University, USA Metrics for Data Warehouse Quality. Manuel Serrano, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; Coral Calero, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; Mario Piattini, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Text Mining in the Context of Business Intelligence. Hércules Antonio do Prado, Brazilian Enterprise for Agricultural Research and Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil; José Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Edilson Ferneda, Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil; Leandro Krug Wives, Centro Universitário Feevale and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Edilberto Magalhães Silva, Brazilian Public News Agency, Brazil; Stanley Loh, Catholic University of Pelotas and Lutheran University of Brazil, Brazil Traversal Pattern Mining in Web Usage Data. Jenq-Foung Yao, Georgia College and State University, USA; Zongqiao Xiao, Georgia College and State University, USA Constructionist Perspective of Organizational Data Mining. Isabel Ramos, Universidade do Minho, Portugal; João Álvaro Carvalho, Universidade do Minho, Portugal Data Mining in Practice. Sherry Y. Chen, Brunel University, United Kingdom; Xiaohui Liu, Brunel University, United Kingdom Strategic Utilization of Data Mining. Chandra S. Amaravadi, Western Illinois University, USA Database Integrity. Jorge H. Doorn, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Discovery of Classification Rules from Databases. Graeme Richards, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; Beatriz de la Iglesia, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom Internet Data Mining Using Statistical Techniques. Kuldeep Kumar, Bond University, Australia Data Mining in Franchise Organizations. Ye-Sho Chen, Louisianna State University, USA; Bin Zhang, Louisiana State University, USA; Bob Justis, Louisianna State University, USA, Heuristics in Medical Data Mining. Susan E. George, University of South Australia, Australia Web Technologies And Data Warehousing Strategies. John M. Artz, The George Washington University, USA Exception Rules in Data Mining. Olena Daly, Monash University, Australia; David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Database Technologies Principles of Advanced Database Integrity Checking. Hendrik Decker, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain Incremental Expansion of a Distributed Database Systems. Amita Goyal Chin, Viginia Commonwealth University, USA 2 Consistent Queries Over Databases with Integrity Constraints. Sergio Greco, DEIS Universita della Calabria, Italy; Ester Zumpano, DEIS Università della Calabria, Italy Database Support for M-Commerce. Hong Va Leong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Querying Multidimensional Data. Leonardo Tinini, CNR-Instituto di Analisi dei Sistemi e Informatica, Relationship Cardinality Constraints in Relational Database Design. Dolores Cuadra, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Paloma Martínez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Elena Castro, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Graph Encoding and Recursion Computation. Yangjun Chen, University of Winnipeg, Canada Signature-Based Indexing Techniques for Web Access Logs. Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Alexandros Nanopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Mikolaj Morzy, Poznan University of Technology, Poland; Tadeusz Morzy, Poznan University of Techmology, Poland; Marek Wojciechowski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland; Maciej Zakrzewicz, Poznan University of Techmology, Poland Managing Hierarchies and Taxonomies in Relational Databases. Ido Millet, Penn State Erie, USA Triggers, Rules and Constraints in Databases. Juan M. Ale, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mauricio Minuto Espil, Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina Structure- and Content-Based Retrieval for XML Documents. Jae-Woo Chang, Research Center for Adavnced LBS Technology, South Korea Dimensions of Database Quality. John A. Hoxmeier, Colorado State University, USA Inclusion Dependencies. Laura C. Rivero, UNICEN, Argentina Content-Based Retrieval Concept. Yung-Kuan Chan, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Chin-Chen Chang, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C. New SQL Standard in Database Modeling. Eric Pardede, La Trobe Univresity, Australia; J. Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia; David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Applying a Metadata Framework to Improve Data Quality. Victoria Youngohc Yoon, University of Maryland, USA; Peter Aiken, Defense Information Systems Agency, USA; Tor Guimaaraes, Tennessee Technological University, USA Ontology-Based Query Formayion and Information Retrieval. Sheng-Uei Guan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Data Dissemination in Mobile databases. Agustinus Borgy Waluyo, Monash University, Australia; Bala Srinivasan, Monash University, Australia; David Taniar, Monash University, Australia Informationbase - A New Information System Layer. Kovach Dragan, SUPERKING Inc., Croatia Storage and Access Control Issues for XML Documents. George Pallis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Konstantina Stoupa, Aristotle 3 University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Athena Vakali, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Concepts of Emergence Index in Image Databases. Sagarmay Deb, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Contextual Metadata for Document Databases. Virpi Lyytikäinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Pasi Tiitinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; Airi Salminen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Liability for System and Data Quality. Robert D. Sprague, University of Wyoming, USA Basic Notions on Multidimensional Aggregate Data. Maurizio Rafanelli, IASICNR, Italy Cache Management for Web Powered Databases. Dimitrios Katsaros, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Yannis Manolopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Database Technologies on the Web. J.F. Aldana Montes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain; A.C. Gomez Lora, Universidad de Malaga, Spain; N. Moreno Vergara, Universidad de Malaga, Spain; I. Navas Delgado, Universidad de Malaga, Spain; M.M. Roldan Garcia, Universidad de Malaga, Spain Decision Support Systems Measurement Issues in Decision Support Systems. William K. Holstein, The College of William and Mary and Graduate School of Business Administration-Zurich, USA/Switzerland; Jakov Crnkovic, University of Albany, USA Success Surrogates in Representational Decision Support Systems. Roger McHaney, Kansas State University, USA Tailorable Information Systems. D.S. Stamoulis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; D. Theotokis, University of Peloponnese, Greece; D.I. Martakos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Decision Support Systems Concept. Daniel J. Power, University of Northern Iowa and DSSResources.com, USA Legal Expert Systems in Administrative Organizations. Jörgen S. Svensson, University of Twente, The Netherlands Decision Support Systems in Small Businesses. Yanqing Duan, University of Luton, United Kingdom; Mark Xu, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Better Executive Information with the Dashboard Approach. Frederic Adam, University College Cork, Ireland; Jean-Charles Pomerol, Univesité Pierra et Marie Curie, France Functional Integration of Decision Making Support. Guisseppi Forgionne, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Decision Making Support Systems and Representation Levels. Jean-Charles Pomerol, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France; Frederic Adam, University College Cork, Ireland Decision Making Support Systems. Guisseppi Forgionne, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA; Mauel Mora, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico; Jatinder N.D. Gupta, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA; Ovsei Gelman, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico 4 Distance Education Issues of E-Learning in Third World Countries. Shantha Fernando, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Functionalities and Position of Manufacturing Execution Systems. Vladimír Modrák, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia Complex Adaptive Enterprises. Anet Potgieter, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Kurt April, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Judith Bishop, University of Pretoria, South Africa Learning Systems Engineering. Valentina Plekhanova, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom E-Mail Usage in South Pacific Distance Education. Jonathan Frank, Suffolk University, USA; Janet Toland, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Karen D. Schenk, K.D. Schenk and Associates Consulting, USA Online Learning as a Form of Accomodation. Terence Cavanaugh, University of North Florida, USA Progammed Instruction, Programmed Branching, and Learning Outtcomes. Robert S. Owen, Texas A&M University- Texarkana, USA; Bosede Aworuwa, Texas A&M University- Texarkana, USA Critical Success Factors for Distance Education Programs Factors for Operational Success. Ben Martz, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA; Venkat Reddy, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA Modeling for E-Learning Systems. Maria Alexandra Rentroia-Bonito, Technical University if Lisbon, Portugal; Joaquim Armando Pires Jorge, Technical University if Lisbon, Portugal Online Academic Libraries and Distance Learning. Merilyn Burke, University of South Florida, USA; Bruce Lubotsky Levin, University of South Florida, USA; Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, USA Scenarios for Web-Enhanced Learning. Jane E. Klobas, Bocconi University and University of Western Australia, Italy; Stefano Renzi, Bocconi University, Italy Trends and Perspectives in Online Education. Bruce Rollier, University of Baltimore, USA; Fred Niederman, Saint Louis University, USA Bridging the Industry-University Gap through Action Research. Ned Kock, Texas A&M University, USA . Evaluation of an Open Learning Environment. Geraldine Clarebout, University of Leuven, Belgium; Jan Elen, University of Leuven, Belgium; Joost Lowyck, University of Leuven, Belgium; Jef Van den Enden, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium; Erwin Van den Ende, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium Technology's Role in Distance Education. Caroline Howard, Touro International University, USA; Murray Turoff, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA; Richard Discenza, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA e-Learning Environment. Mizue Kayama, Senshu University, Japan; Toshio Okamoto, University of Electro-Communications, Japan Delivering Web-based Education. Kathryn A. Marold, Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA Collaborative Learning On-Demand. Giancarlo Fortino, Università della Calabria, Italy 5 Learning Portals as New Academic Spaces. Katy Campbell, University of Alberta, Canada Eight Key Elements of Successful Self-Funding e-Learning Programs. Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University, USA; Michelle M. Ramim, Nova Southeastern University, USA Faculty Perceptions and Participation in Distance Education. Kim E. Dooley, Texas A&M University, USA; James R. Lindner, Texas A&M University, USA; Chanda Elbert, Texas A&M University, USA; Timothy H. Murphy, Texas A&M University, USA; Theresa P. Murghrey, Texas A&M University, USA Evaluation of Computer Supported Learning Initiatives. John B. Nash, Stanford University, USA; Christoph Richter, University of Hannover, Germany; Heidrun Allert, University of Hannover, Germany Curriculum development in Web-Based Education. Johanna Lammintakanen, University of Kuopio, Finland; Sari Rissanen, University of Kuopio, Finland Students' Perceptions of Online Courses. Judith C. Simon, The University of Memphis, USA; Lloyd D. Brooks, The University of Memphis, USA; Ronald B. Wilkes, The University of Memphis, USA Quality Assurance Issues for Online Universities. Floriana Grasso, Liverpool University, United Kingdom; Paul Leng, Liverpool University, United Kingdom Virtual Schools. Glenn Russell, Monash University, Australia Design Levels for Distance and Online Learning. Judith Boettcher, University of Florida, USA Distance Education Success Factors. Cathy Cavanaugh, University of North Florida, USA Hyper Video for Distance Learning. Mario Bochicchio, University of Lecce, Italy; Nicola Fiore, University of Lecce, Italy Usability of Online Learning Systems and Course Materials. Elizabeth Furtado, Universidade de Fortaleza, Brazil Innovations for Online Collaborative Learning in Mathematics. Rodney Nason, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Earl Woodruff, University of Toronto, Canada Issues in Delivering Course Material via the Web. Karen S. Nantz, Eastern Illinois University, USA Web-Based Distance Learning and the Second Digital Divide. Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington, USA Technology of Formal Education. Donald A. Hantula, Temple University, USA; Darleen M. DeRosa, Right Management Consultants, USA Diffusion of E-Learning as an Educational Innovation. Petek Askar, Hacettepe University, Turkey; Ugur Halici, Middle East Technial University, Turkey Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs. Bernard Blandin, CESI SAS, France E Collaboration Communication Management for Large Modules. Elayne Coakes, University of Westminster, United Kingdom; Dianne Willis, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom 6 Computer-Mediated Learning Groups. Charles R. Graham, Brigham Young University, USA; Melanie Misanchuk, University of Guelph, Canada Building Police/Community Relations Through Virtual Communities. Susan A. Baim, Miami University Middletown, USA Electronic Mail as a Strategic Tool in Organizations. Denise McManus, Wake Forest University, USA; Houston Hume Carr, Auburn University, USA Measuring Collaboration in Online Communications. Albert L. Ingram, Kent State University, USA Effective Learning Through Optimum Distance Among Team Members. Bishwajit Choudhary, Norwegian Banks' Payment & Clearning Center, Norway Intranet Use and Emergence of Networks of Practice. Emmanuelle Vaast, Long Island University, USA On the Relativity of Ontological Domains and Their Specifications. E. Kapetanios, Plirosoft Ltd., Switzerland e-Collaboration Support Systems Issues to be Addressed. Nikos Karacapilidis, University of Patras, Greece Trust in B2C E-Commerce Interface. Ye Diana Wang, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA SMEs Amidst Global Technological Changes. Nabeel A.Y. Al-Qirim, Aukland University of Technology, New Zealand Hypothetical Reasoning Over Databases. Lei Dang, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; Suzanne M. Embury, University of Manchester, United Kingdom ERP Critical Success Factors of ERP Implementation. Leopoldo E. Colmenares G., University Simon Bolivar, Venezuela; Jim O. Otieno, Middlesex University, United Kingdom Balancing Risks and Rewards of ERP. Joseph Bradley, Central Washington University, USA An ERP Life-Cycle Costs Model. José Esteves, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain; Joan Pastor, Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, Spain Enterprise Resource Planning and Integration. Karl Kurbel, European University Viadrina Frankfurt, Germany ERP Adoption by Indian Organizations. Monideepa Tarafdar, University of Toledo, USA Next Generation ERP. Charles Møller, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark Enterprise Resource Planning and Systems Integration. Mark I. Hwang, Central Michigan University, USA Recursive Nature of the Market for Enterprise Applications. Fergal Carton, University College Cork, Ireland; Frederic Adam, University College Cork, Ireland Enterprise Resource Planning for Intelligent Enterprises. Jose M. Framinan, University of Seville, Spain Enterprise Resource Planning Maintenance Concepts. Celeste See-Pui, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan Departure of the Expert Systems Project Champion. Janice C. Sipior, Villanova University, USA 7 Evolution of ERP Systems. Mohammad A. Rashid, Massey University, New Zealand Defining and Understanding ERP Systems. David Sammon, University of College Cork, Ireland Life Cycle of ERP Systems. Cesar Alexandre de Souza, University São Judas Tadeu, Brazil; Ronaldo Zwicker, University São Judas Tadeu, Brazil Electronic Commerce Web Initiatives and E-Commerce Strategy. Ron Craig, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada E-Commerce Curriculum. Linda V. Knight, DePaul University, USA; Susy S. Chan, DePaul University, USA Surveying Mobile Commerce Environments. Jari Veijalainen, University of Jyväskyä, Finland; Mathias Weske, University of Potsdam, Germany Policy Frameworks for Secure Electronic Business. Andreas Mitrakas, Ubizen, Belgium eCRM in a Manufacturing Environment. Aberdeen Leila Borders, University of New Orleans, USA; Wesley J. Johnston, Georgia State University, USA Management Considerations for B2B On-line Exchanges. Norm Archer, McMaster University, Canada XML Schema Integration and E-Commerce. Kalpdrum Passi, Laurentian University, Canada; Louise Lane, Laurentian University, Canada; Sanjay Madria, University of Missouri-Rolla, USA; Mukesh Mohania, IBM India Research Lab, India Risk Management in the Digital Economy. Bob Ritchie, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom; Clare Brindley, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom User Experiences of the E-commerce Site with the Standard User Interface. ShinPing Liu, Jarvis Christian College, USA; Dennis E. Tucker, Yaasuo Consulting Company, USA Web-Based Supply Chain Strategy. Hanns-Christian Hanebeck, Globeranger Corporation and Univerity of Dallas, USA System Development for E-Business. Theresa A. Steinbach, DePaul University, USA; Linda V. Knight, DePaul University, USA Dot-comming SMEs in Singapore for a New Economy. Leo Tan Wee Hin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; R. Subramaniam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Globalization of Consumer E-Commerce. Daniel Brandon, Christian Brothers University, USA Adoption of E-Commerce in the Value Chain by SMEs. Judith Jeffcoate, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom Empirical Study of E-Commerce Adoption SMEs in Thailand. Chalermsak Lertwongsatien, Ministry of Finance, Thailand; Nitaya Wongpinunwatana, Thammasat University, Thailand Trust in B2C E-Commerce for The New Zealand Maori. Konrad J. Peszynski, Deakin University, Australia E-CommerceTraining for SMEs. Yanqing Duan, University of Luton, United Kingdom Rotating Banner Advertisements on the World Wide Web. Subhasish Dasgupta, The George Washington University, USA; Rajesh Chandrashekaran, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA 8 Triangular Strategic Analysis for Hybrid E-Retailers. In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA Agents and Payment Systems in E-Commerce. Sheng-Uei Guan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Contemporary IT-Assisted Retail Management. Herbert Kotzab, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Enhancing Competitiveness of B2B and B2C E-Commerce. Henry Aigbedo, Oakland University, USA Strategies of e-Commerce Business Value Optimization. Ada Scupola, Roskilde University, Denmark Future of Small Business E-Commerce. Simpson Poon, Charles Strurt University and IVE, Australia/Hong Kong IT Productivity Impacts in Manufacturing Contexts. Kristina Setzekorn, University of Evansville, USA; Arun Rai, Georgia State University, USA; Arlyn J. Melcher, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA Multilingual Electronic Commerce in a Global Economy. Aryya Gangopadhyay, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA; Zhensen Huang, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Interactivity and Amusement in Electronic Commerce. Yuan Gao, Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA E-Business Transaction in Web Integrated Network Environment. V.K. Murthy, University of New South Wales, Australia; E.V. Krishnamurthy, Australian National University, Australia Networks and Electronic Commerce Adoption in Small Businesses. Lejla Vrazalic, University of Wollongong, Australia; Robert Mac Gregor, University of Wollongong, Australia; Deborah Bunker, University of New South Wales, Australia Simulation for Business Engineering of Electronic Markets. Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Security and Trust of Online Auction Systems. Pouwan Lei, University of Sussex, United Kingdom; Chris Chatwin, University of Sussex, United Kingdom; Rupert Young, University of Sussex, United Kingdom World Wide Web search Technologies. Wen-Chen Hu, University of North Dakota, USA; Hung-Jen Yang, University of North Dakota, USA; Jyh-haw Yeh, Boise State University, USA; Chung-wei Lee, Auburn University, USA Stickiness and Web-Based Customer Loyalty. Guisseppi Forgionne, University of Maryland, USA; Supawadee Ingsriswang, BIOTEC and NSTDA, Thailand Software Agents in eCommerce Systems. Juergen Seitz, University of Cooperative Education Heidenheim, Germany Implementation Management of an E-Commerce-Enabled Enterprise Information System. Joseph Sarkis, Clark University, USA; R.P. Sundarraj, University of Waterloo, USA E-commerce Taxation Issues. Mahesh S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA; Dan S. Petty, North Texas Commission, USA Global Implications of E-Commerce Tool and Artifact Creation. Deborah Bunker, SISTM UNSW, Australia Electronic Government 9 Promotion of e-Government in Japan and the Operation. Ikuo Kitagaki, Hiroshima University, Japan Moderator in Governmet-Initiated Online Discussions. Arthur R. Edwards, Erasmus University, The Netherlands A Primer on E-Government. Shannon Howle Schelin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Electronic Government Strategies and Research in the U.S.. Charles C. Hinnant, The University of Georgia, USA; Steven B. Sawyer, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Digital Government and Individual Privacy in the US. Patrick R. Mullen, U.S. General Accounting Office, USA Automation of American Criminal Justice. J. William Holland, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, USA E-Government, E-Democracy and the Politicians. Birgit Jaeger, Roskilde University, Denmark U.S. Disabilities Legislation Affecting Information Technology. Deborah Bursa, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; Lorraine Justice, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; Mimi Kessler, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA E-Governement Interoperability. Dirk Werth, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany Democratic e-Governance. Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, University of Tampere, Finland Electronic/Digital Government Innovation, and Publishing Trends with IT. Yukiko Inoue, University of Guam, Guam; Suzanne T. Bell, University of Guam, Guam End User Computing User Perceptions and Groupware Use. Gina Green, Baylor University, USA; John Day, Ohio University, USA; Hao Lou, Ohio Universtiy, USA; Craig Van Slyke, University of Central Florida, USA Digital Literacy and the Position of the End-User. Steven Utsi, K.U. Leuven, Belgium; Joost Lowyck, K.U. Leuven, Belgium Implementating an Online Academic Evaluation System. William S. Lightfoot, International University of Monaco, Monaco Motivation for Using Microcomputers. Donaldo de Souza Dias, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Impact of Sound Relationships on Achieving Alignment. Awie Leonard, University of Pretoria, South Africa Successful Health Information System Implementation. Kristiina Häyrinen, University of Kuopio, Finland; Kaija Saranto, University of Kuopio, Finland The Past, Present, and Future of End User Performance. I.M. Jawahar, Illinois State University, USA Organization and Management Issues of End User Computing. Jason C.H. Chen, Gangaza University, USA; Robert W. Holt, Gangaza University, USA; D. Bruce Sun, California State University at Long Beach, USA User Spreadsheet Systems Development. Anders Avdic, Örebro University, Sweden End User Computing Success Measurement. Conrad Shayo, California State University, USA; Ruth A. Guthrie, California State Polytechnic University, USA 10 Content Management in Organizations. Anne Honkaranta, University of Jyväskyä, Finland; Pasi Tyrväinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Relating Cognitive Problem-Solving Style to User Resistance. Michael J. Mullany, Northland Polytechnic, New Zealand Content-Based Image Retrieval Query Paradigms. Colin C. Venters, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; Richard J. Hartley, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom; William T. Hewitt, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Geographic IS Geographic Information Systems as Decision Tools. Martin D. Crossland, Oklahoma State University, USA Using Geographic Information Systems to Solve Community Problems. Jane L. Garb, Baystate Medical Center, USA; Richard B. Wait, Baystate Medical Center, USA A Web-Geographical Information System to Support Territorial Data Integration. Valeria De Antonellis, University of Brescia, Italy; Giuseppi Pozzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Fabio A. Schreiber, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Letizia Tanca, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Luca Tosi, Mobility and Environment Agency of the Milano Municipality, Italy Cooperation of Geographic and Multidimensional Databases. Elaheh Pourabbas, Italian National Research Council, Italy Geospatial Information Systems and Enterprise Collaboration. Donald R. MorrisJones, SRA, USA; Dedric A. Carter, Nova Southeastern University, USA Bayesian Analysis of Geographical Variation in Disease Risk. C.L. Vidal-Rodeiro, University of South Carolina, USA; M.I. Santiago-Pérez, Public Health Department of Galicia, Spain; E. Vázquez-Fernández, Public Health Department of Galicia, Spain; M.E. López-Vizcaíno, Galician Statistical Institute, Spain; X. Hervada-Vidal, Public Health Department of Galicia, Spain Space Opera- GIS Basics. Paul N.J. Hendricks, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Interoperability in Geospatial Information Systems. Hassan A. Karimi, University of Pittsburg, USA; Ratchata Peachavanish, University of Pittsburg, USA Global IT Management ICTs as Participatory Vehicles. Marc Holzer, Rutgers University, USA; Richard Schwester, Rutgers University, USA. Bridging the Growing Digital Divide. Ionnis Tarnanas, Kozani University of Applied Sciences, Greece; Vassilios Kikis, Kozani University of Applied Sciences, Greece Combining Local and Global Expertise in Services. Hannu Salmela, Institute of Information Systems Science, Finland; Juha Pärnistö, Fujitsu Services, Finland Trust in Technology Partnerships. Kirsimarja Blomqvist, Lappeenranta University, Finland Cross-Cultural Research in MIS. Elena Karahanna, University of Georgia, USA; Roberto Evaristo, University of Illinoois, USA; Mark Srite, University of Wisconsin, USA 11 Transfering Technology to the Developing World. Stacie Petter, Georgia State University, USA; Galen Sevcik, Georgia State University, USA; Detmar Straub, Georgia State University, USA Information Resources Development Challenges in a Cross-Cultural Environment. Wai Law, University of Guam, Guam A Socio-Technical Case Study of Bangladesh. Mahesh S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA; Mahboob ur Rahman, Gasmin Ltd., Bangladesh International Digital Studies Approach for Examining International Online Interactions. Kirk St. Amant, Texas Tech University, USA Citizenship and New Technologies. Peter J. Smith, Athabasca University, Canada; Elizabeth Smythe, Concordia University College of Alberta, Canada Leapfrogging an IT Sector. Eileen M. Trauth, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Information Technology Strategic Alignment. Fernando José Barbin Laurindo, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Tamio Shimizu, University of São Paulo, Brazil Human Side of IT Impediments for Knowledge Sharing in Professional Service Firms. Georg Disterer, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany Computer Attitude and Anxiety. Pieter Blignaut, University of the Free State, South Africa; Andries Burger, University of the Free State, South Africa; Theo McDonald, University of the Free State, South Africa; Janse Tolmie, University of the Free State, South Africa Developing Trust in Virtual Teams. Niki Panteli, University of Bath, United Kingdom Uses and Gratifications for the World Wide Web. Thomas F. Stafford, University of Memphis, USA Building and Management of Trust in Information Systems. István Mezgár, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Management of Cognitive and Affective Trust to Support Collaboration. Diane H. Sonnenwald, Goteborg University, Sweden Enhancing Workplaces with Constructine On-line Recreation. Jo Ann Oravec, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA Cross-Culture Communication. Andrew S. Targowski, Western Michigan University, USA; Ali Metwalli, Western Michigan University, USA Internet Abuse and Addiction in the Workplace. Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom Web access by older adults. Shirley Ann Becker, Northern Arizona University, USA Archival Issues Related to Digital Creations. Mark Kieler, Carnegie Mellon University, USA; Michael J. West, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Socio-Cognitive Model of Trust. Rino Falcone, National Research Council of Italy, Italy; Cristiano Castelfranchi, National Research Council of Italy, Italy Social Responsibility and the Technology Paradigm in Latin America. Herberto J. Ochoa-Morales, University of New Mexico, USA Limited-Perspective Bias in Technology Projects. Jo Ellen Moore, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA; Lisa A. Burke, Louisianna State University Shreveport, USA 12 IS Research Cognitive Research in Information Systems. Felix B. Tan, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; M. Gordon Huner, The University of Lethbridge, Canada Basics of the Triune Continuum Paradigm. Andrey Naumenko, Triune Continuum Enterprise, Switzerland Qualitative Methods in IS Research. Eileen M. Trauth, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Actor-Network Theory in Information Systems Research. Arthur Tatnall, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia The Social Contract Revised. Robert Joseph Skovira, Robert Morris University, USA Managing the Organisational Impacts of Information Systems. Neil F. Doherty, Loughborough University, United Kingdom; Malcom King, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Actor-Network Theory and Adoption of E-Commerce in SMEs. Arthur Tatnall, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia; Stephen Burgess, Victoria University, Australia Critical Realism as an Underlying Philosophy for IS Research. Philip J. Dobson, Edith Cowan University, Australia Simulation in Information Systems Research. Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University, USA; Chris Coulston, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, USA Systems Thinking and the Internet. Kambiz Maani, University of Auckland, New Zealand Information Systems and Systems Theory. Ovsei Gelman, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico; Manuel Mora, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico; Guisseppi Forgionne, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA; Francisco Cervantes, Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology, Mexico Methods for understanding IS Failures. Darren Dalcher, Middlesex University, United Kingdom Critical Realism in IS Research. Sven A. Carlsson, Lund University, Sweden IS Security Security Issues in Distributed Transaction Processing Systems. R.A. Haraty, Lebanese American University, Lebanon Ethical Implications of Investigating Internet Relationships. Monica T. Whitty, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom Ethics of New Technologies. Joseph Gilbert, University of Nevada, USA INFOSEC Policy- The Foundation for an Effective Security Program. Herbert J. Mattord, Kennesaw State University, USA; Michael E. Whitman, Kennesaw State University, USA Privacy-Dangers and Protections. William H. Friedman, University of Central Arkansas, USA Conducting Ethical Research in Virtual Environments. Lynne D. Roberts, University of Western Australia, Australia; Leigh M. Smith, Curtin University of Technology, Australia; Clare M. Pollock, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Information Laws. Andrew S. Targowski, Western Michigan University, USA 13 Personal Information Privacy and Internet Technology. Edward J. Szewczak, Canisius College, USA Addressing the Central Problem in Cyber Ethics through Stories. John M. Artz, The George Washington University, USA Current Network Security Software. Göran Pulkkis, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland; Kaj Grahn, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland; Peik Åström, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland IT Education Tertiary Education and the Internet. Stephen Burgess, Victoria University, Australia; Paul Darbyshire, Victoria University, Australia Computing Curriculum Analysis and Development. Anthony Scime', State University of New York College at Brockport, USA Governance in IT Outsourcing Partnerships. Erik Buelen, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Project Management in Graduate Education. Daniel Brandon, Christian Brothers University, USA Introducing Java to the IT Master's Curriculum. Wendy Lucas, Bentley College, USA Staying Up-to-Date with Changes in IT. Tanya McGill, Murdoch University, Australia; Michael Dixon, Murdoch University, Australia Case-Based Learning in Computer Information Systems. Morgan Jennings, Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA; Charles H. Mawhinney, Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA; Janos Fustos, Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA Classroom Communication on a Different Blackboard. Jennifer Paige Nightingale, Duquesne University, USA Building Educational Technology Partnerships Through Participatory Design. John M. Carroll, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Data Communications and E-Learning. Michael W. Dixon, Murdoch University, Australia; Johan M. Karlsson, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden; Tanya J. McGill, Murdoch University, Australia Observations on Implementing Specializations Within the IT Program. Erick Slazinski, Purdue University, USA Softening the MIS Curriculum for a Technology-Based Profession. Glenn Lowry, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates; Rodney Turner, Victoria University of Technology, Australia Benefits and Challenges of Blended Learning Environments. Charles R. Graham, Brigham Young University, USA; Stephanie Allen, Brigham Young University, USA; Donna Ure, Brigham Young University, USA Ecological Models and Information Systems Curriculum. Arthur Tatnall, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia; Bill Davey, RMIT University, Australia A University/Community Partnership to Bridge the Digital Divide. David Ruppel, The University of Toledo, USA; Cynthia Ruppel, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA Technology-Mediated Progressive Inquiry in Higher Education. Hanni Muukkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Principles to Guide the Integration and Implementation of Educational Technology. Sara Dexter, University of Virginia, USA 14 How Teachers Use Instructional Design in Real Classrooms. Patricia Rogers, Bemidji State University, USA Audience Response Systems and Face-to-Face Learning. David A. Banks, University of South Australia, Australia Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom. William J. Switala, Duquesne University, USA Simulation and Gaming in IT Education. Norman Pendegraft, University of Idaho, USA IT Personnal Management Alignment of Information Technology and Human Resources Strategies. Kristine F. Dery, University of Sydney, Australia; Danny A. Samson, University of Melbourne, Australia Gender and Computer Anxiety. Sue E. Kase, The Pennsylvania State University, USA; Frank E. Ritter, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Personal Internet Usage and Quality of Work Life. Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon, Illinois State University, USA Chief Knowledge Officers. Richard T. Herschel, St. Joseph's University, USA IT Project Management Project Management Best Practices to Increase Success. Jeffrey L. Brewer, Purdue University, USA. IT Project Management Project Management for IT Projects. Len Asprey, Practical Information Management Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia IS Project Management Contemporary Research Challenges. Maggie McPherson, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Sponsorship in It Project Management. David Bryde, Liverpool John Moore University, United Kingdom; David Petie, Petie Ltd, United Kingdom Project Management Models in IT. Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Fernando José Barbin Laurindo, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Marcelo Schneck de Paula Pessôa, University of São Paulo, Brazil IT Evaluation Institutional Dimensions of Information Systems Evaluation. Vassilis Serafeimidis, Atos KPMG Consulting, United Kingdom Public Sector Case Study on the Benefits of IS/IT. Chad Lin, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Graham Pervan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Evaluating IS Quality as a Measure of IS Effectiveness. Carla Wilkin, The University of Melbourne, Australia, Metrics on the Evaluation of Test Delivery Systems. Salvatore Valenti, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Developing Dynamic Balanced Scorecards. Pallab Saha, National University of Singapore, Singapore Digital Asset Management Concepts. Ramesh Subramanian, Quinnipiac University, USA, A Systematic Approach for Information Systems Evaluation. Ala Abu-Samaha, Amman University, Jordan 15 Theoretical Framework for Measuring the Success of Customer Relationship Management Outsourcing. Babita Gupta, California State University Monteray Bay, USA; Lakshmi S. Iyer, University of North Carolina, USA Supporting Assurnace and Compliance Monitoring. Peter Goldschmidt, The University of Western Australia, Australia IT in Asia Pacific Countries Information Resources Development in China. Maosheng Lai, Peking University, China; Xin Fu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Liyang Zhang, Baidu.Com Co., Ltd., China Outsourcing Information Technology in Australia. Nicholas Beaumont, Monash University, Australia IT in Developing Countries Journalism Online in Peru. Antonio Díaz-Andrade, The University of Aukland, New Zealand From Digital Divide to Digital Dividend. Nikhilesh Dholakia, University of Rhode Island, USA; Nir Kshetri, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA InformationSystems and Technology in South Africa. Anesh Maniraj Singh, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Internet Diffusion in the Hospitality Industry. Luiz Augusto Machado MendesFilho, FARN, Brazil; Anatália Saraiva Martins Ramos, UFRN, Brazil Information Technology Usage in Nigeria. Isola Ajiferuke, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Wole Olatokun, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Contracting Mechanisms in IS/IT Outsourcing Phenomenon. Abdulwahed Mohammed Khalfan, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait; Majed Z. Al-Hajery, College of Business Studies, Kuwait; Khamis Al-Gharbi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Bridging the Digital Divide in Scotland. Anna Malina, e-Society Research, United Kingdom The Software Industry in Egypt. Sherif Kamel, The American University at Cairo, Egypt IT in Healthcare Multimedia Computing Environment for Telemedical Applications. E.V. Krishnamurthy, Australian National University, Australia; V.K. Murthy, University of New South Wales, Australia GIS-Based Accessibility Measures and Application. Fahui Wang, Northern Illinois University, USA; Wei Lou, Northern Illinois University, USA Spatial Modeling of Risk Factors for Gender-Specific Child Mortality. Mohammed Ali, International Vaccine Institute, Korea; Christine Ashley, University of Minnesota, USA; M. Zahirul Huq, Center for Population and Health Research, Bangladesh; Peter Kim Streatfield, Center for Population and Health Research, Bangladesh Census Data for Health Preparedness and Response. Jane L. Garb, Baystate Medical Center, USA; Richard B. Wait, Baystate Medical Center, USA IS Implementation in the UK Health Sector. Stuart J. Barnes, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 16 Governance Structures for IT in the Health Care Industry. Reima Suomi, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland Telemedicine in Healthcare Organisations. Nabeel A.Y. Al-Qirim, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand IT in Libraries Digitization of Library Information and its Accessibilty for People with Disabilities. Axel Schmetzke, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, USA Metadata for Electronic Documents Using the Dublin Core. Till Hänisch, University of Cooperative Education Heidenheim, Germany The Changing Library Education Curriculum. Vicki L. Gregory, University of South Florida, USA Overcoming Barriers in the Planning of a Virtual Library. Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, USA, Library Management and Organizational Change. Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, USA; Phyllis Ruscella, University of South Florida, USA; Kathy Arsenault, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, USA; Joan Pelland, New College of Florida, USA; Derrie Perez, University of South Florida, USA; Beverly Shattuck, Hinks and Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Center Library, USA IT in Small Business Information Systems and Small Business. M. Gordon Hunter, University of Lethbridge, Canada Electronic Commerce Policies for Dutch SMEs. Maria Eugenia Iacob, Telematica Instituut, The Netherlands; Piet Boekhoudt, Telematica Instituut, The Netherlands Small BusinesTransformation Through Knowledge Management. Nory B. Jones, University of Maine Business School, USA; Jatiner N.D. Gupta, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA Obstacles for SMEs for E-Adoption in the Asia Pacific . Sushil K. Sharma, Ball State University, USA; Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Cleveland State University, USA IT Industry Success in Finland and New Zealand. Rebecca Watson, Deloitte, Australia IT Implementation in Small Business. Elaine R. Winston, Hofstra University, USA; Dorothy G. Dologite, City University of New York, USA Leader Facilitated Relationship Building in Virtual Teams. David J. Pauleen, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Issues and Challenges in IT in Small Business. Stephen Burgess, Victoria University, Australia Impacts of the Intranet on PDO. Khamis Al-Gharbi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Abdulwahed Mohammed Khalfan, Public Authority for Applied Education & Training, Kuwait SMEs in Knowledge-Based Economies. Sushil K. Sharma, Ball State University, USA; Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Cleveland State University, USA; Jatinder N.D. Gupta, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA Modelling Technological Change in Small Business. Arthur Tatnall, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia 17 Information Modeling Extensions to UML Using Stereotypes. Daniel Riesco, Universidad Nacional de San Luis and Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Argentina; Marcela Daniele, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Argentina; Daniel Romero, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Argentina; German Montejano, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Novel Indexing Method of Relations Between Salient Objects. Richard Chbeir, Bourgogne University, France; Kokou Yetongnon, Bourgogne University, France Use Cases and the UML. Brian Dobing, University of Lethbridge, Canada; Jeffrey Parsons, Memorial University of New Foundland, Canada A Language/Action Based Approach to Information Modeling. Paul Johannesson, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Business Modelling with Client Oriented Requirements Strategy. María Carmen Leonardi, UNCPBA, Argentina Infocratic Perspective on the Delivery of Personal Financial Services. Steven Gordon, Babson College, USA; Paul Mulligan, Babson College, USA Spatial Analysis in a Public Health Setting. Robert Lipton, Prevention Research Center, USA; D.M. Gorman, Texas A&M University, USA; William F. Wieczorek, Buffalo State College-State University of New York, USA; Paul Gruenewald, Prevention Research Center, USA Information Modeling in UML and ORM. Terry Halpin, Northface University, USA Non-Functional Requirements and UML Stereotypes. Guadalupe Salazar-Zárate, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain, Integrating Security in the Development Process with UML. Folker den Braber, SINTEF ICT, Norway; Mass Soldal Lund, SINTEF ICT, Norway; Ketil Stølen, SINTEF ICT, Norway; Fredrik Vraalsen, SINTEF ICT, Norway Hierarchies in Multidimensional Databases. Elaheh Pourabbas, Italian National Research Council, Italy Model-Supported Alignment of IS Architecture. Andreas L. Opdahl, University of Bergen, Norway Business Model Application of UML Stereotypes. Daniel Brandon, Christian Brothers University, USA Quality of UML. John Krogstie, NTNU and SINTEF, Norway Generic Framework for Defining Domain-Specific Models. Arnor Solberg, SINTEF ICT, Norway; Jon Oldevik, SINTEF ICT, Norway; Audun Jensvoll, EDB Telesciences, Norway Unified Modeling Language. Peter Fettke, Johanne Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany Modeling Information Systems in UML. Peter Rittgen, University College of Borås, Sweden Forward Engineering of UML Static Models. Liliana Favre, CIC, Argentina; Liliana Martinez, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Claudia Pereira, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina Intelligent IS 18 Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Medicine and Healthcare. Rezaul Begg, Victoria University, Australia Expanding Data Mining Power With System Dynamics. Edilberto Casado, Gerens Escuela de Gestion y Economia, Peru Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling Problems. Imed Kacem, Université de Technologie de Troyes, France Artificial Neural Networks in Financial Trading. Bruce Vanstone, Bond University, Australia; Clarence Tan, Bond University, Australia Intelligent Metabusiness. Luiz Antonio Joia, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil E-Business Systems Security for Intelligent Enterprise. Denis Trcek, University of Primorska, Slovenia Bayesian Machine Learning. Eitel J.M. Lauría, Marist College, USA Agent- and Web-Based Employment Marketspaces in the U.S. Department of Defense. William R. Gates, Naval Postgraduate School, USA; Mark E. Nissen, Naval Post Graduate School, USA Neural Networks for Retail Sales Forecasting. G. Peter Zhang, Georgia State University, USA Formal Development of Reactive Agent-Based Systems. P. Kefalas, City College, Greece; M. Holcombe, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; G. Eleftherakis, City College, Greece; M. Gheorghe, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Engineering Emotionally Intelligent Agents. Penny Baillie-de Byl, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Mark Toleman, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Learnability. Philip Duchastel, Information Design Atelier, Canada Marketplace Architecture for Enterprise Integration. Hamada H. Ghenniwa, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Michael N. Huhns, University of South Carolina, USA Web Search via Learning from Relevance Feedback. Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University, USA; Zhixiang Chen, University of Texas-Pan American, USA Intelligent Agents For Competitive Advantage. Mahesh S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA; John H. Nugent, University of Dallas, USA Application Service Provision for Intelligent Enterprises. Matthew W. Guah, Brunel University, United Kingdom; Wendy L. Currie, Brunel University, United Kingdom Agent-Based Intelligence Infrastructure. Zaiyong Tang, Louisianna Tech University, USA; Subramanian Sivaramakrishnan, University of Manitoba, Canada Knowledge Discovery Solutions for Intelligent Enterprises. Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Cleveland State University, USA; Sushil K. Sharma, Ball State University, USA Intelligent Software Agents. Georg Peters, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Alexa Heucke, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Roger Tagg, University of South Australia, Australia Classification-Rule Discovery with an Ant Colony Algorithm. Rafael S. Parpinelli, CEFET-PR, Brazil; Heitor S. Lopes, CEFET-PR, Brazil; Alex A. Freitas, University of Kent, United Kingdom 19 Contingency Theory, Agent-Based Systems and a Virtual Advisor. John R. Durrett, Texas Tech University, USA; Lisa Burnell, Texas Christian University, USA; John W. Priest, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Artificial Neural Networks Used in Automobile Insurance Underwriting. Fred L. Kitchens, Ball State University, USA, Comparing Conventional and Non-parametric Option Pricing. Paul Lajbcygier, Monash University, Australia Bayesian Modelling for Machine Learning. Kerrie Mengersen, The University of Newcastle, Australia; Paul Rippon, The University of Newcastle, Australia Designing Agents with Negotiation Capabilities. Jana Polgar, Monash University, Australia; Tony Polgar, Coles Myer Pty. Ltd., Australia ICT-Supported Gaming for Competitive Intelligence. Jan Achterbergh, Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Agent-Based Negotiation in E-Marketing. V.K. Murthy, University of New South Wales, Australia; E.V. Krishnamurthy, Australian National University, Australia Perturbations, Accuracy and Robustness in Neural Networks. Cesare Alippi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Giovanni Vanini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Intelligent Business Portals. Xue Li, University of Queensland, Australia Neural Networks for Automobile Insurance Customers. Ai Cheo, Monash University, Australia Intelligent Software Agents in Electronic Commerce. Mahesh S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas, USA; Christopher Klassen, University of Dallas, USA; Lawrence L. Schkade, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Self-Organizing Networked Learning Environments. Jon Dron, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Knowledge Management Knowledge, IT, and the Firm. Petros A.M. Gelepithis, Kingston University, United Kingdom . Client/Server and the Knowledge Directory. Stuart D. Galup, Florida Atlantic University, USA; Ronald Dattero, Southwest Missouri State University, USA; Richard C. Hicks, Texas A&M Internation University, USA Application of Fuzzy Logic Fraud Detection. Mary Jane Lenard, University of North Carolina, USA; Pervaiz Alam, Kent State University, USA Alighnment of Business and Knowledge Management Strategy. El-Sayed AbouZeid, Concordia University, Canada Trust in Knowledge-Based Organizations. Maija-Leena Huotari, University of Helsinki, Finland; Mirja Iivonen, University of Tampere, Finland Impproving Public Sector Service Delivery through Knowledge Sharing. Gillian H. Wright, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom; W. Andrew Taylor, University of Bradford, United Kingdom Tactic Knowledge and Discourse Analysis. Michele Zappavigna-Lee, University of Sydney, Australia; Jon Patrick, University of Sydney, Australia Autopoietic Approach for Information System Development. El-Sayed Abou-Zeid, Concordia University, Canada Knowledge Management on the Web. Ruidong Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA 20 Knowledge Discovery using Heuristics. Alina Lazar, Youngstown State University, USA Technology and Knowledge Management. Helen Mitchell, Unitec, New Zealand Knowledge Management Systems Acceptance. Frederick Ericsson, Örebro University, Sweden; Anders Avdic, Örebro University, Sweden enhanced Knowledge Warehouse. Krzystof Wecel, The Poznan University of Economics, Poland; Pawel Jan Kalczynski, University of Toledo, USA ; Witold Abramowicz, The Poznan University of Economics, Poland Designing OMIS-Based Collaboration for Learning Organizations. Kan Hou Vat, University of Macau, China The CRM-KDD Nexus. Nikhilesh Dholakia, University of Rhode Island, USA; Jounghae Bang, University of Rhode Island, USA; Lutz Hamel, University of Rhode Island, USA; Seung-Kyoon Shin, University of Rhode Island, USA Knowledge Based Support Environment. Karen Neville, National University of Ireland, Ireland; Phillip Powell, University of Bath, United Kingdom Internet Support for Knowledge Management Systems. Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University, USA Sharing Organizational Knowledge through Knowledge Repositories. M. Asim Qayyum, University of Toronto, Canada Innovation Link Between Organization Knowledge and Customer Knowledge. Helen Mitchell, Unitec, New Zealand Strategic Knowledge Management in Public Organizations. Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, University of Tampere, Finland Business Processes and Knowledge Management. John S. Edwards, Aston University, United Kingdom Experiential Perspective on Knowledge Management. V. P. Kochikar, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India; J.K. Suresh, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India Knowledge Management and Social Learning. Irena Ali, DSTO Fernhill, Australia; Leoni Warne, DSTO Fernhill, Australia Delineating Knowledge Flows for Enterprise KnowledgeAgility. Mark E. Nissen, Naval Postgraduate School, USA Integrative Document and Content Management Solutions. Len Asprey, Practical Information Management Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia; Michael Middleton, Queensland University of Technology School of Information Systems, Australia Strategically-Focused Enterprise Knowledge Management. Robert J. Mockler, St. John's University, USA; Dorothy G. Dologite, City University of New York, USA New Perspectives on Rewards and Knowledge Sharing. Gee-Woo (Gilbert) Bock, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Chen Way Siew, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Young-Gul Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Minorities Women in the IT Profession. Catherine M. Beise, Salisbury University, USA; Janette Moody, The Citadel, USA; Martha Myers, Kennesaw State University, USA; Amy B. Woszczynski, Kennesaw State University, USA 21 Minorities and the Digital Divide. Lynette Kvasny, The Pennsylvania State University, USA; Fay Cobb Payton, North Carolina State University, USA Mobile Technologies Contract-Based Workflow Design Patterns in M-Commerce. E.V. Krishnamurthy, Australian National University, Australia; V.K. Murthy, University of New South Wales, Australia Portable Portals for M-Commerce. Irvine Clarke III, James Madison University, USA; Theresa Flaherty, James Madison University, USA Adaptive Mobile Applications. Thomas Kunz, Carleton University, Canada; Abdulbaset Gaddah, Carleton University, Canada Qos-Oriented MAC Protocols for Future Mobile Applications. Alexander Markhasin, Siberian Telecommunications University, Russia; Stephan Olariu, Old Dominion University, USA; Petia Todorova, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany Interface Design Issues for Mobile Commerce. Susy S. Chan, DePaul University, USA; Xiaowen Fang, DePaul University, USA "Anytime, Anywhere" in the Context of Mobile Work. Mikael Wiberg, Umea University, Sweden Challenges in M-Commerce. Pouwan Lei, University of Sussex, United Kingdom; Chris Chatwin, University of Sussex, United Kingdom; Rupert Young, University of Sussex, United Kingdom Mobile Transaction Models Framework. Andrés Coratella, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Miguel Felder, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Roberto Hirsh, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Eduardo Rodriguez, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Moble Telecommunications and M-Commerce Applications. Clarence N.W. Tan, Bond University, Australia; Tiok-Woo Teo, Bond University, Australia Usable M-Commerce Systems. John Krogstie, NTNU and SINTEF, Norway Data Mining and Mobile Business Data. Richi Nayak, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Mobile Location Services. George M. Giaglis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Wireless Middleware. Kenneth J. MacGregor, University of Cape Town, South Africa Wireless Technologies to Enable Electronic Business. Richi Nayak, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Mobile Commerce Technology. Chung-Wei Lee, Auburn University, USA; WenChen Hu, University of North Dakota, USA; Jyh-haw Yeh, Boise State University, USA Shaping the Evolution of Mobile Commerce. Andreas Rülke, PRTM, United Kingdom; Anand Iyer, PRTM, United Kingdom; Greg Chiasson, PRTM, United Kingdom Mobile Agent Authentication and Authorization in E-Commerce. Sheng-Uei Guan, National University of Singapore, Singapore MultiMedia Integrated Services Architecture for Building Internet Multimedia Applications. Zhonghua Yang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Yanyan 22 Yang, University of California, USA; Yaolin Gu, Southern Yangtze University, China; Robert Gay, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Organizing Multimedia Objects by Using Class Algebra. Daniel J. Buehrer, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, R.O.C. Human Body Part Classification and Activity Recognition for Real-Time Systems. Burak Ozer, Verificon Corp., USA; Tiehan Lv, Princeton University, USA; Wayne Wolf, Princeton University, USA Learning 3D Face Animation Model. Zhen Wen, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, USA; Pengyu Hong, Harvard University, USA; Jilin Tu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Thomas S. Huang, Beckman Institute, USA Multimedia Information Filtering. Minaz J. Parmar, Brunel University, United Kingdom; Marios C. Angelides, Brunel University, United Kingdom Animated Characters within the MPEG-4 Standard. Françoise Preteux, Institut National des Télécommunications, France; Marius Preda, Institut National des Télécommunications, France New Advancements in Image Segmentation for CBIR. Yu-Jin Zhang, Tsinghua University, China Speech and Audio Signal Applications. Hector Perez-Meana, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Mexico; Mariko Nakano-Miyatake, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Mexico Multimedia Evaluations Based on Cognitive Science Findings. Eshaa M. Alkhalifa, University of Bahrain, Bahrain Face Expression and Motion Analysis over Monocular Images. Ana C. Andrés del Valle, VICOMTech Research Center, Spain Multimedia Content Adaption. David Knight, Brunel University, United Kingdom; Marios C. Angelides, Brunel University, United Kingdom Dynamic Multidimensional Data Cubes for Interactive Analysis of Massive Datasets. Mirek Riedewald, Cornell University, USA; Divyakant Agrawal, University of California, USA; Amr El Abbadi, University of California, USA Multicast Routing Protocols, Algorithms and its QoS Extensions. D. Chakraborty, Tohoku University, Japan; G. Chakraborty, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan; N. Shiratori, Tohoku University, Japan Histogram Generation from the HSV Color Space. Shamik Sural, Indian Institute of Technology, India; A. Vadivel, Indian Institute of Technology, India; A.K. Majumdar, Indian Institute of Technology, India Isochronus Distributed Multimedia Synchronization. Zhonghua Yang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Yanyan Yang, University of California, USA; Yaolin Gu, Southern Yangtze University, China; Robert Gay, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Human Motion Tracking and recognition. Niki Aifanti, Informatics & Telematics Institute, Greece; Angel D. Sappa, UAB, Spain; Nikos Grammalidis, Informatics & Telematics Institute, Greece; Sotiris Malassiotis, Informatics & Telematics Institute, Greece A Duplicate Chinese Document Image Retrieval System. Yung-Kuan Chan, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Yu-An Ho, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Hsien-Chu Wu, National 23 Taichung Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Yen-Ping Chu, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C. Music Score Watermarking. P. Nesi, University of Florence, Italy; M. Spinu, EXITECH S.r.L., Italy Survey of 3D Human Body Representations. Angel D. Sappa, UAB, Spain; Niki Aifanti, Informatics & Telematics Institute, Greece; Nikos Grammalidis, Informatics & Telematics Institute, Greece; Sotiris Malassiotis, Informatics & Telematics Institute, Greece Content Description for Face Animation. Ali Arya, Simon Fraser University, Canada Changing Trends in the Preparation of Print Media. Mark Snyder, Clemson University, USA Parallel and Distributed Multimedia databases. S. Geisler, University of Clausthal, Germany; O. Kao, University of Paderborn, Germany Video Content-Based Retrieval Techniques. Waleed E. Farag, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Isoluminance Contours for Animated Visualization. Marion Cottingham, The University of Western Australia, Australia Optical Music Recognition with Wavelets. Susan E. George, University of South Australia, Australia Organizational Hypermedia Document Management Through Metadata. Woojong Suh, Inha University, Korea; Garp Choong Kim, Inha University, Korea DRM Technology for Mobile Multimedia. Sai Ho Kwok, California State University, USA VRML-Based System for a 3D Virtual Museum. José-Fernando Díez-Higuera, University of Valladolid, Spain; Francisco-Javier Díaz-Pernas, University of Valladolid, Spain Audio Analysis Applications for Music. Simon Dixon, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Austria Facial and Body Feature Extraction for Emotionally-Rich HCI. Kostas Karpouzis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; Athanasios Drosopulos, National technical University of Athens, Greece; Spiros Ioannou, National technical University of Athens, Greece; Amaryllis Raouzaiou, National technical University of Athens, Greece; Nicolas Tsapatsoulis, National technical University of Athens, Greece; Stefanos Kollias, National technical University of Athens, Greece Media and Personal Involvement in the Perceptions of Data Quality. Andrew Borchers, Kettering University, USA Object Oriented Object Database Benchmarks. Jerômé Darmont, University of Lyon 2, France Object-Oriented Software Metrics. Jana Polgar, Monash University, Australia MESH Object-Oriented Hypermedia Framework. Wilfried Lemahieu, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Functional Dependency and Other Related Dependancies. Robert A. Schultz, Woodbury University, USA Advanced Techniques for Object-Based Image Retrieval. Yu-Jin Zhang, Tsinghua University, China 24 Usability and Learnability Evaluation of Web-Based ODL Programs. Athanasis Karoulis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Pombortsis Andreas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Context-Aware Framework for ERP. Farhad Daneshgar, University of New South Wales, Australia Translation of Natural Language Patterns to Object and Process Modeling. Alexandra Galatescu, National Institute for R & D in Informatics, Romania Essentials of Functional and Object-Oriented Methodology. Peretz Shoval, BenGurion University, Israel; Judith Kabeli, Ben-Gurion University, Israel Object-Oriented Software Reuse in Business Systems. Daniel Brandon, Christian Brothers University, USA Software Engineering One Method for Design of Narrowband Lowpass Filters. Gordana JovanovicDolecek, National Institute of Astrophysics Optics and Electronics, Mexico; Javier Díaz-Carmona, Technology Institute of Celaya, Mexico Composition in Object-Relational Database. David Taniar, Monash University, Australia; Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia; J. Wenny Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia Simple Method for Design of Narrowband Highpass FIR Filters. Gordana Jovanovic-Dolecek, National Institute of Astrophysics Optics and Electronics, Mexico Distributed Construction through Participatory Design. Panayiotis Zaphiris, City University, United Kingdom; Andrew Laghos, City University, United Kingdom; Giorgos Zacharia, MIT, USA Reuse of Formal Specifications. Laura Felice, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Beunos Aires, Argentina; Daniel Riesco, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Efficient Multirate Filtering. Ljiljana D. Milić, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Integrating Requirements Engineering Techniques and formal methods. María Virginia Mauco, Universidad Nacional del Centro, Argentina; Daniel Riesco, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Natural Computing. Leandro Nunes de Castro, Catholic University of Santos, Brazil Innovative Thinking in Software Development. Aybüke Aurum, University of New South Australia, Australia Open Source Software Development Model. Luyin Zhao, Philips Research, USA; Fadi P. Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Implementing the Shared Event Paradigm. Dirk Trossen, Nokia Research, USA; Erik Molenaar, The Netherlands Formal Methods in Software Engineering. Aristides Dasso, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina; Ana Funes, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Software and Systems Engineering Integration. Rick Gibson, American University, USA Offshore Software Development Outsourcing. Stephen Hawk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; Kate Kaiser, Marquette University, USA Diffusion of Innovations in Organizations. Davood Askarany, University of South Australia, Australia 25 Macromedia Flash on the Client and the Server. Robert Barone, Buffalo State College, USA Software Reuse in Hypermedia Applications. Roberto Paiano, University of Lecce, Italy Certifying Software Product and Processes. Hareton Leung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Fundamentals of Multirate Systems. Gordana Jovanovic-Dolecek, INAOE, Mexico Strategic IT Modeling ERP Acedemia Deployment via AST. Cynthia LeRouge, Saint Louis University, USA; Harold Webb, The University of Tampa, USA Strategic Alignment of Organizational Strategies. Sam Lubbe, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Strategic Experimentation and Knowledge Management. V.K. Narayanan, Drexel University, USA Behavioral Factors in Strategic Alliances. Purnendu Mandal, Lamar University, USA; Dale H. Shao, Marshall University, USA; Chong W. Kim, Marshall University, USA Educating the Business Information Technologist. John Mendonca, Purdue University, USA Assessing the Value of Information Systems Investments. Charlene A. Dykman, University of St. Thomas, USA Real Options Analysis in Strategic Information Technology Adoption. Xiaotong Li, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA Franchising and Information Technology. Ye Sho Chen, Louisianna State University, USA; Bin Zhang, Louisianna State University, USA; Bob Justis, Louisianna State University, USA Managing Strategic IT Investment Decisions. Philip L. Powell, University of Bath, United Kingdom; Tzu-Chuan Chou, University of Bath, United Kingdom Executive Judgement in e-Business Strategy. Valerie Baker, University of Wollongong, Australia; Tim Coltman, University of Wollongong, Australia Managing Value-Creation In The Digital Economy. John C. McIntosh, Bentley College, USA; Keng L. Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Business Strategy, Structure and IT Alignment. Petros Theodorou, Technological Education Institution of Kavala, Greece Business Model Innovation in the Digital Economy. Chung-Shing Lee, Pacific Lutheran University, USA Software Requirements Risk and Maintainability. Norman F. Schneidewind, Naval Postgraduate School, USA Supporting the Evaluation of Intelligent Sources. Dirk Vriens, Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Trends in Information Technology Governance. Ryan R. Peterson, Instituto de Empresa, Spain Distributed Recommender Systems for Internet Commerce. Badrul M. Sarwar, University of Minnesota, USA; Joseph A. Konstan, University of Minnesota, USA; John T. Riedl, University of Minnesota, USA Critical Strategies for IS Projects. Dane Peterson, Southwest Missouri State University, USA; Chung S. Kim, Southwest Missouri State University, USA 26 Strategic Vision for Information Technology. Mary Brabston, The University of Manitoba, Canada Information and Communication Technology Tools for Competitive Intelligence. Dirk Vriens, Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Telecommunications and Networking Public-Key Cryptography. Eberhard Stickel, University of Applied Sciences-Bonn GmbH, Germany, Fault Tolerance for Distributed and Networked Systems. Wenbing Zhao, University of California, USA; Louise Moser, University of California, USA; Michael Melliar-Smith, University of California, USA One-to-one Video-Conferencing Education. Hock Chuan Chan, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Bernard C.Y. Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Wei-Ping Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore IT Supporting Strategy Formulation. Jan Achterbergh, Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Challenges in Quality of Service for Tomorrow's Networks. Luiz A. DaSilva, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Concepts and Dynamics of the Application Service Provider Industry. Dohoon Kim, Kyung Hee University, USA Wireless Ad Hoc Networking. Fazli Erbas, University of Hannover, Germany Packet Inter-Arrival Distributions in Computer Network Workloads. Dennis Guster, St. Cloud State University, USA; David Robinson, St. Cloud State University, USA; Paul Safonov, St. Cloud State University, USA Critical Trends in Telecommunications. John H. Nugent, University of Dallas, USA Current Multicast Technology. Gabor Hosszu, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Technology Planning in Schools. Julie Mackey, Christchurch College of Education, New Zealand Email and Communication. Dianne Willis, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Virtual Organizations Best Practices for Effective Virtual Teams. Sandy Staples, Queens University, Canada; Ian K. Wong, Queens University, Canada; Ann Frances Cameron, Queens University, Canada Legal Issues of Virtual Organizations. Claudia Cevenini, University of Bologna, Italy Newcomer Assimilation in Virtual Team Socialization. Shawn D. Long, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA; Gary F. Kohut, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA; Gaelle Picherit-Duthler, University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA Antecedents of Trust in On-line Communities. Catherine M. Ridings, Lehigh University, USA; David Gefen, Drexel University, USA Virtual Work Research Agenda. France Bélanger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Improving Virtual Teams Through Creativity. Teresa Torres-Coronas, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain; Mila Gascó-Hernández, Open University of Catalonia, Spain 27 Behavioral Perspective of Groupware Adoption. Hao Lou, Ohio University, USA; Yining Chen, Ohio University, USA Virtual Organization in the Human Mind. Jinyoul Lee, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA Inexperienced and Global Software Teams. Kim Man Lui, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Keith C.C. Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Technology and Work in the Virtual Organization. Paul M. Leonardi, Stanford University, USA Analyzing the Quality of Virtual Teams. Robert M. Verburg, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; J.H. Erik Andriessen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Joris P.G. de Rooij, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Teams and Electronic Technologies. Sharmila Pixy Ferris, William Patterson University, USA; Maureen C. Minielli, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, USA Virtual Communities in Practice. Chris Kimble, University of York, United Kingdom; Paul Hildreth, K-Now International Ltd., United Kingdom Virtual Teams as Sociotechnical Systems. Haydee M. Cuevas, University of Central Florida, USA; Stephen M. Fiore, University of Central Florida, USA; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida, USA; Clint A. Bowers, University of Central Florida, USA Technological Collaboration and Trust in Virtual Teams. Steven A. Morris, Middle Tennessee State University, USA; Thomas E. Marshall, Auburn University, USA; R. Kelly Rainer, Auburn University, USA Building Local Capacity via Scaleable Web-Based Services. Helen Thompson, University of Ballarat, Australia Process-Aware Information Systems in Virtual Teamwork. Schahram Dustdar, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Virtualization and Its Role in Business. Jerzy Kisielnicki, Warsaw University, Poland Designing High Performance Virtual Teams. Ian K. Wong, Queens University, Canada; Sandy Staples, Queens University, Canada The Impact of IT on Business Partnerships and Organizational Structures. Fang Zhao, RMIT University, Australia Online Communities and Community Building. Martin C. Kindmüller, Berlin University of Technology, Germany; Sandro Leuchter, Berlin University of Technology, Germany; Leon Urbas, Berlin University of Technology, Germany Trust Placement Process in Metateam Projects. Walter D. Fernández, Australian National University, Australia Virtual Work, Trust and Rationality. Peter Murphy, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Collective Intentional Action in Virtual Communities. Richard P. Bagozzi, Rice University, USA; Utpal M. Dholakia, Rice University, USA Change Process Drivers for e-Business. Howard D. Richards, Orion Logic Ltd, United Kingdom; Harris Charalampos Makatsorsis, Orion Logic Ltd., United Kingdom; Yoon S. Chang, HanKuk Aviation University, Korea Trust in Virtual Enterprises. T.T. Wong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 28 Web Applications Interoperability of Information Systems. Christophe Nicolle, Université de Bourgogne, France; Jean-Claude Simon, Université de Bourgogne, France; Kokou Yétongnon, Université de Bourgogne, France Cluster Analysis Using Rough Clustering and k-Means Clustering. Kevin E. Voges, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Software Contracts for Component-Based Web Engineering. Martin Gaedke, University of Karlsruhe, Germany; Martin Nussbaumer, University of Karlsruhe, Germany; Emma Tonkin, University of Karlsruhe, Germany Web Tools for Molecular Biological Data Analysis. Denise Fukumi Tsunoda, CEFET-PR, Brazil; Heitor S. Lopes, CEFET-PR, Brazil; Ana Tereza Vasconcelos, LNCC, Brazil Similarity Web Pages Retrieval Technologies on the Internet. Rung Ching Chen, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan; Ming Yung Tsai, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan; Chung Hsun Hsieh, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan Diffusion Patterns of the Internet Technology Cluster in Irish SMEs. James Griffen, Tipperary Institute, Ireland Instant Messaging Moves From the Home to the Office. Ha Sung Hwang, Temple University, USA; Concetta M. Stewart, Temple University, USA Web Caching. Antonios Danalis, University of Delaware, USA Program Execution and Visualization on the Web. Cristóbal Pareja-Flores, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; J. Ángel Velazquez Iturbide, Universisdad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain Designing Hypertext and the Web. Yin-Leng Theng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Designing Web Applications. Gustavo Rossi, UNLP, Argentina; Daniel Schwabe, PUC-Rio, Brazil Semantic Web Fundamentals. Grigoris Antoniou, Institute of Computer Science, Greece; Vassilis Christophides, Institute of Computer Science, Greece; Dimitris Plexousakis, Institute of Computer Science, Greece Reasoning about User Preferences. Tamara Babaian, Bentley College, USA Business Process and Workflow Modeling in Web Services. Vincent Yen, Wright State University, USA Web Usability. Shirley Ann Becker, Northern Arizona University, USA Adaptive Playout Control Schemes for Speech over the Internet. Marco Roccetti, University of Bologna, Italy; Stefano Ferretti, University of Bologna, Italy Knowledge Exchange in Electronic Networks of Practice. Robin Teigland, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden; Molly Wasko, Florida State University, USA Multiple Internet Technologies in In-Class Education. Mihir A. Parikh, University of Central Florida, USA; Neeraj Parolia, University of Central Florida, USA Web Accessibility and the Law. Holly Yu, California State University, USA Standards for Web-Based Integration Adapters. Bill Karakostas, City University, United Kingdom Monitoring Strategies for Internet Technologies. Andrew Urbaczewski, University of Michigan, USA 29 Audience-Driven Web Site Design. Olga De Troyer, WISE Research Group, Belguim Migrating Legacy Systems to the Web. Lerina Aversano, University of Sannio, Italy; Gerardo Canfora, University of Sannio, Italy; Andrea De Lucia, University of Salerno, Italy Data Collection Methodologies for Web-Based Experiments. Stu Westin, University of Rhode Island, USA 30